The Tarantula Nebula is found near the star cluster NGC 2074, and is located within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC); one of our closest galaxies. It is also known as 30 Doradus or NGC 2070. It is named Tarantula as the arrangement of its bright patches somewhat resemble the legs of a tarantula. It is nearly 1,000 light years across, and has a high concentration of massive stars, referred to as super star clusters.
The image is based on data acquired with the 1.5 m Danish telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile. It was shot through three filters (B: 80 s, V: 60 s, R: 50 s)The Tarantula Nebula is found near the star cluster NGC 2074, and is located within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC); one of our closest galaxies. It is also known as 30 Doradus or NGC 2070. It is named Tarantula as the arrangement of its bright patches somewhat resemble the legs of a tarantula. It is nearly 1,000 light years across, and has a high concentration of massive stars, referred to as super star clusters.
The image is based on data acquired with the 1.5 m Danish telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile. It was shot through three filters (B: 80 s, V: 60 s, R: 50 s)
The image is based on data acquired with the 1.5 m Danish telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile. It was shot through three filters (B: 80 s, V: 60 s, R: 50 s)The Tarantula Nebula is found near the star cluster NGC 2074, and is located within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC); one of our closest galaxies. It is also known as 30 Doradus or NGC 2070. It is named Tarantula as the arrangement of its bright patches somewhat resemble the legs of a tarantula. It is nearly 1,000 light years across, and has a high concentration of massive stars, referred to as super star clusters.
The image is based on data acquired with the 1.5 m Danish telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile. It was shot through three filters (B: 80 s, V: 60 s, R: 50 s)
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